Where to hide a secret camera

paulineb_2

http://io9.com/5988458/the-dangerous-world-of-sleep+eating-disorders

arbroath_lass

Could you not just buy more bread before you run out?

Seriously, as long as no-one is overweight what does it matter if they are eating during the night? I'd have to be pretty hungry to get up to eat.

anniemf2508

Pixiechic wrote: »

What if it's you in your sleep?

i'd be shocked if it was me as some of the food i don't think i could physically eat....i'm a vegetarian through health problems and cocktail sausages and sausage rolls have gone missing in the past. Plus i take my dentures out at night, so most of it i wouldn't be able to chew...ie crisps, snickers bars etc

kat360

My OH sleep walks, he used to sleep eat until we had children. The baby gate at the top of the stairs stopped him. Which is a shame as he also used to do housework in his sleep;)

anniemf2508

gwen80 wrote: »

Imagine if someone is binge eating at night and stuffing themselves full of food. Deep down they will almost certainly know they have a problem and probably feel pretty bad about it and themselves. Then there's a camera in the kitchen to catch them. All the camera will achieve is making them go elsewhere for food and possibly make it harder to admit than a gentle conversation along the lines of 'I've noticed food is being eaten at night...are you still hungry? Are you eating late at night?'

We've already sat down and had this conversation and it comes to a stale mate, no one will admit that it is them and it doesn't stop it happening so it obviously isn't sinking in that whoever it is has a problem of some sort. If it is my daughter and shes just getting up and eating cause shes hungry she knows me well enough that she can come to me and talk about it, same with my husband. If i know what is going on we can do something to combat it. Whether it be finding more filling snacks to eat for supper or at the other extreme putting locks on the cupboards(which i really do not want to do).

Person_one

anniemf2508 wrote: »

And i can only eat bread for breakfast due to a fair few allergies, so if there is no bread when i get up i go hungry.

Literally nothing else except bread? I'd look into that first, there must be other things you could eat.

I would then try to get away from the attitude of calling this 'stealing'. If your daughter isn't sleep eating but is in fact consciously getting up in the night to eat in secret, then there are some major issues you're going to have to start dealing with. 'Catching her out' and making her feel like she's being accused/will be punished etc. won't help.

anniemf2508

Person_one wrote: »

Literally nothing else except bread? I'd look into that first, there must be other things you could eat.

I would then try to get away from the attitude of calling this 'stealing'. If your daughter isn't sleep eating but is in fact consciously getting up in the night to eat in secret, then there are some major issues you're going to have to start dealing with. 'Catching her out' and making her feel like she's being accused/will be punished etc. won't help.

my food issues have nothing to do with this...if i only like toast/jam sandwich for breakfast then that is surely my business?

I have never once said it is stealing, as i have said before she has free reign over what she can eat in the kitchen (bar anything out of hubbies gluten free stash...but no one would eat that by choice anyway!), the concern i have is the amount that goes missing, the odd slice of bread here or there i can deal with, but last night 5 slices were eaten.

gwen80

anniemf2508 wrote: »

We've already sat down and had this conversation and it comes to a stale mate, no one will admit that it is them and it doesn't stop it happening so it obviously isn't sinking in that whoever it is has a problem of some sort. If it is my daughter and shes just getting up and eating cause shes hungry she knows me well enough that she can come to me and talk about it, same with my husband. If i know what is going on we can do something to combat it. Whether it be finding more filling snacks to eat for supper or at the other extreme putting locks on the cupboards(which i really do not want to do).

I may be wrong, but the language you use in this post makes me wonder how you handled these conversations. If I was in your shoes, I would not be looking for anyone to 'admit' anything or indeed to 'combat' it.

In a sleep eating scenario, admitting a problem you're not aware of is impossible. In a binge eating scenario, admitting would be very difficult if you feel ashamed/embarrassed/confused by your own behaviour.

My primary concern would be the health, happiness and wellbeing of my family. That being the case I wouldn't even contemplate locks on cupboards or a camera in the house. I'd buy more food, find something else to eat myself, aim to be approachable and understanding and be vigilant for any signs of sleep eating, binge eating, emotional problems etc, but that's just my opinion.

anniemf2508

gwen80 wrote: »

My primary concern would be the health, happiness and wellbeing of my family. That being the case I wouldn't even contemplate locks on cupboards or a camera in the house. I'd buy more food, find something else to eat myself, aim to be approachable and understanding and be vigilant for any signs of sleep eating, binge eating, emotional problems etc, but that's just my opinion.

i think maybe on here i have come across differently, but my main concern is of my family, i haven't once pointed fingers at anyone and they all know they can come to me if they have a problem. Obviously i was a teenage a girl once and know full well the issues food can have. I'm also concerned that if it is my husband then he could well be making himself extremely ill eating gluten when hes not supposed to.
As i said i really wouldn't want to put locks on cupboards for more than one reason, i don't think the camera is a bad way to work out what is going on.

Person_one

anniemf2508 wrote: »

my food issues have nothing to do with this...if i only like toast/jam sandwich for breakfast then that is surely my business?

You said it was allergies, if its preference that's a bit different!